News about Randy Arozarena

During a 7-4 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday afternoon, the struggling New York Yankees added another low light to their long blooper reel. Randy Arozarena was on first base with Brandon Lowe at the plate in Tampa, with scores tied 0-0 at the top of the first inning. Kyle Higashioka of the Yankees shrew Carlos Rodon's pitch toward second in an attempt to pick off Arozarena.

In the Rays' 5-4 victory over St. Petersburg on Friday, Randy Arozarena's first-inning home run against the New York Yankees resulted in two bean balls and an ejection. Cash related to reporters after the Rays' best 27th victory of the season, including umpire Lance Barksdale, who seemed unconvinced that Arozarena had been targeted by the Yankees pitchers. Cash told reporters, 'He said that half of the crew did not know that it was deliberate.' "I said I didn't give a s*** what half of the crew said."

With a 9-7 win over the Red Sox, Taj Bradley earned his first appearance in major leagues with five strong innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their winning streak to a dozen games. The Tampa Bays' string of 12 consecutive victories to start the season is the third-best record in major league history, trailing the Milwaukee Brewers (1987) and Atlanta Braves (1982) in 13-win streaks. Randy Arozarena batted a three-run homer and had four RBIs for Tampa Bay, and Wander Franco had three doubles, two RBIs, and a stolen base. Both Christian Bethancourt and Vidal Brujan went 2-for-3.

The Tampa Bay Rays continued their best start in 20 years behind Jeffrey Springs' seven innings of three-hit ball and Randy Arozarena's four RBIs, defeating the Oakland Athletics 11-0 on Saturday for an 8-0 record. Tampa Bay is the first big league team to open 8-0 since the 2003 Kansas City Royals won their first nine games. The Rays have defeated opponents 64-18 and are the first team to win its first eight games by four or more runs since the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association did it in their first 13. "A lot of things have to be going well," Tampa Bay boss Kevin Cash said. "I think we're all pretty impressed with every facet out there."

Following Cuba's loss to the United States in Miami at the World Baseball Classic on Sunday, the bullpen catcher for Cuba's national baseball team has departed to the United States. According to reporter Yordano Carmona, Iván Prieto escaped from Team Cuba's hotel before the players' return flight to Havana, becoming the first Cuban player to defect during a WBC. Prieto was regarded as a "deserter," according to Team Cuba.' The tournament's chiefs did not respond immediately to DailyMail.com's request for comment. On Sunday night, Cuba defeated the United States squad in the WBC semi-finals, where many Cuban-American demonstrators took aim at the communist regime.

Joey Meneses was in fine form with two home runs to help Team Mexico defeat Team USA, the tournament's star-studded favorites, 11-5 on Sunday night. USA beat Great Britain on Saturday in their first Pool game, but a team made the mistake twice in a row for their second game in a row - and this time they were on the brink of a big surprise. Meneses, who plays for the Washington Nationals, was able to beat San Diego Padres' Nick Martinez in the first inning, while still allowing Randy Arozarena to score for a 2-0 lead.

In a matinee match against the Blue Jays, the Tampa Bay Rays made baseball history by fielding MLB's first ever all-Latino lineup in a matinee game. What's more, the historic event took place on the 21st annual Roberto Clemente Day, which honors the life of the Puerto Rican hero and Pittsburgh Pirates legend, who tragically died in a plane crash a half century ago. Yandy Diaz and Randy Arozarena of Cuba, Manuel Margot and Jose Siri, Manuel Margot and Jose Siri of the Domincan Republic, Colombia's Harold Ramirez, Venezuela's David Perez and Rene Pinto, and Mexico's Isaac Paredes were among the Rays lineup participants on Thursday.